GekkoScience NewPac / Terminus R606 (BM1387) Official Support Thread - page 41.

bassrelic

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Quote from: vickersja on April 04, 2020, 01:45:57 PM

2 things I can think of.

First, you may need to run the Zadig again. I found that sometimes when I unplugged mine it would "see" it again unless I reinstalled the drivers. Second, and not sure if you need to do this since it ran before, but I had to add --gekko-lowboost at the end.

From what I recall about the lights is that solid means power but not hashing and blinking mean power and hashing.

Just tried it, but it still does not work Sad

Any other tips?

House Xylander

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I am running the May 2019 firmware on a ubuntu 18.04 machine for my set up over the last year with no issues until recently.

I am noticing that on viabtc and slushpool i am getting more rejected than accepted shares. Cgminer reports "(Too low difficulty)" when I do not have a difficulty setting in place.

CGMiner is showing Diff:13.9T in all 6 terminal windows.

What should the difficulty be per Terminus R606?

I also have 11 NewPACs on 2 Gekko Hubs connected to the same machine giving the same difficulty message.

vickersja

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To be the man, you gotta beat the man...... WOOOOO

2 things I can think of.

First, you may need to run the Zadig again. I found that sometimes when I unplugged mine it would "see" it again unless I reinstalled the drivers. Second, and not sure if you need to do this since it ran before, but I had to add --gekko-lowboost at the end.

From what I recall about the lights is that solid means power but not hashing and blinking mean power and hashing.

bassrelic

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Hey Guys, im new to Cryptomining and got myself a NewPac and this USB hub: https://www.amazon.de/atolla-Netzteil-SuperSpeed-Datenhub-Intelligenter-Schwarz/dp/B07P6MPXJ7

Setup and the first testrun was simple and everything worked fine with a Hashrate of about 22Gh/s (Running on a Windows 10 Laptop)

I tried to set up my Rpi 3 B for usage with the NewPac. I did not get this up and running, so i switched back to the laptop.

Now the NewPac does not seem to want to work anymore. - i get the errors: GSH 0 failure, disabling! / GSH 1 failure, disabling!

I used this command the whole time:

Code:

cgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://eu.stratum.slushpool.com:3333 -u bassrelic.newpac --gekko-newpac-freq 100 2>logfile.log

Trying to find the cause, i measured the voltages at the testpoints which seem to be fine (421mV, 821mV).

Any suggestions regarding the cause / what to do now?

On a related note: i was not able to find the exact meaning of the two LED, yould you shed some light on this?

Thanks in advance!

Logfile:

Code:

[2020-04-04 18:45:13.998] Started cgminer 4.11.1
[2020-04-04 18:45:14.011] Probing for an alive pool
[2020-04-04 18:45:14.138] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 8192
[2020-04-04 18:45:15.192] No devices detected!
[2020-04-04 18:45:15.193] Waiting for USB hotplug devices or press q to quit
[2020-04-04 18:45:15.193] Network diff set to 13.9T
[2020-04-04 18:45:20.444] 0: GSH 0 - Toggling ASIC nRST to reset
[2020-04-04 18:45:20.707] 0: GSH 0 - NewPac Bitcoin Miner (10034443)
[2020-04-04 18:45:20.707] Hotplug: GekkoScience added GSH 0
[2020-04-04 18:45:41.445] GSH 0 failure, disabling!
[2020-04-04 18:45:46.676] 0: GSH 0 - Toggling ASIC nRST to reset
[2020-04-04 18:45:51.941] Hotplug: GekkoScience added GSH 1
[2020-04-04 18:46:05.257] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 1638
[2020-04-04 18:46:05.257] Stratum from pool 0 requested work restart
[2020-04-04 18:46:12.675] GSH 1 failure, disabling!
[2020-04-04 18:46:17.912] 0: GSH 0 - Toggling ASIC nRST to reset
[2020-04-04 18:46:18.175] Hotplug: GekkoScience added GSH 2
[2020-04-04 18:46:35.082] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 512
[2020-04-04 18:46:35.085] Stratum from pool 0 requested work restart
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.801] Shutdown signal received.
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.859]
Summary of runtime statistics:

[2020-04-04 18:48:51.859] Started at [2020-04-04 18:45:15.193]
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.859] Pool: stratum+tcp://eu.stratum.slushpool.com:3333
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.859] Runtime: 0 hrs : 3 mins : 36 secs
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.859] Average hashrate: 0.0 Mhash/s
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Solved blocks: 0
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Best share difficulty: 0
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Share submissions: 0
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Accepted shares: 0
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Rejected shares: 0
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Accepted difficulty shares: 0
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Rejected difficulty shares: 0
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Hardware errors: 0
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Utility (accepted shares / min): 0.00/min
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Work Utility (diff1 shares solved / min): 0.00/min

[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Stale submissions discarded due to new blocks: 0
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.860] Unable to get work from server occasions: 0
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.861] Work items generated locally: 123
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.861] Submitting work remotely delay occasions: 0
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.861] New blocks detected on network: 1

[2020-04-04 18:48:51.861] Summary of per device statistics:

[2020-04-04 18:48:51.861] GSH 0 (5s):0.000 (avg):0.000h/s | A:0 R:0 HW:0 WU:0.0/m
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.861] GSH 1 (5s):0.000 (avg):0.000h/s | A:0 R:0 HW:0 WU:0.0/m
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.861] GSH 2 (5s):0.000 (avg):0.000h/s | A:0 R:0 HW:0 WU:0.0/m
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.861]
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.861] Stratum connection to pool 0 interrupted
[2020-04-04 18:48:51.862] Pool 0 stratum+tcp://eu.stratum.slushpool.com:3333 not responding!

MoparMiningLLC

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Total of 4 of them running

vickersja

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Quote from: MoparMiningLLC on April 03, 2020, 05:42:29 PM

i am running on windows 10 - current session is at 7d 7h 15m - still at 801 gh/s with average over the time frame of 790 gh/s no combination of settings I use will keep it at 1 th/s though. it always ends back up at around 800 gh/s.

Better than what I got. Just wasn't in the mood to tinker with them. One thing about the Antminers - set and forget.

MoparMiningLLC

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i am running on windows 10 - current session is at 7d 7h 15m - still at 801 gh/s with average over the time frame of 790 gh/s no combination of settings I use will keep it at 1 th/s though. it always ends back up at around 800 gh/s.

vickersja

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Quote from: WilcoWi on April 03, 2020, 04:18:14 PM

Running two GekkeoScience hubs here with 6 newpacs each @650 MHz, no problem at all (lot of fans on them to cool). Tried several hubs, none of them where able to do this.

Just out of curiosity, are you running them on windows 10? I couldn't get them to stop auto tuning down.

WilcoWi

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Running two GekkeoScience hubs here with 6 newpacs each @650 MHz, no problem at all (lot of fans on them to cool). Tried several hubs, none of them where able to do this.

vickersja

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To be the man, you gotta beat the man...... WOOOOO

Quote from: desertfox470 on April 02, 2020, 09:24:36 PM

So a couple of questions for everyone here before I try... I am thinking of purchasing the gekkoscience hub science I plan on running four miners. First is this the best price for money or does someone have another hub to recommend that would be cheaper since I do not plan on adding more than 4. Second, if I purchase a gekkoscience hub would I be able to use my old BFL 12 V 10 A power supply? I'm a little afraid of adding the extra amperage unless someone assures me it's ok to do as I don't know the protections in the gekkoscience hub. Thanks, everyone!
Also if anyone is looking to sell a miner or a hub PM me.

Although I am probably the last person who should be giving advice on the GekkeScience products (horrible luck) - I found 2 hubs to work. The GekkoScience hub and the Plugable USB 2.0 7-Port High Speed Charging Hub with 60W Power Adapter.

Due to capacitor spacing, I believe you can only run 3 overclocked GekkoScience miners, not 4. But it does work and good spacing for airflow. Only issue I had with that unit was it became top heavy since the port itself it light. I had to weigh it down.

gt_addict

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Gekkohub is the beat one by far. The extra amperage on the brick doesnt mean its pushing the whole 10a into the hub. The hub will only draw what it needs. Seeing as you will only be running four sticks you will under the 8a limit of the connector anyway.

desertfox470

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So a couple of questions for everyone here before I try... I am thinking of purchasing the gekkoscience hub science I plan on running four miners. First is this the best price for money or does someone have another hub to recommend that would be cheaper since I do not plan on adding more than 4. Second, if I purchase a gekkoscience hub would I be able to use my old BFL 12 V 10 A power supply? I'm a little afraid of adding the extra amperage unless someone assures me it's ok to do as I don't know the protections in the gekkoscience hub. Thanks, everyone!
Also if anyone is looking to sell a miner or a hub PM me.

Fruitman

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Quote from: Something123 on March 31, 2020, 02:24:44 PM

[...]

I have exactly the same Problem - BUT i can run 11 miners if i add the 12th i crashes. can combine what i want, but not more than 11.... i get a LIBUSB_TIMEOUT_ERROR ,- and than cgminer shows failed to initialise, wrong device?

gt_addict

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Quote from: FomR on March 31, 2020, 11:16:45 PM

example for me plz

At the end of your cgminer line press enter twice and that would start a new line. Just type pause and then save it. It should stop the window from closing until you press a key. That way you should be able to see what error(s) there are.

minerbobbert

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Could someone post a sample .bat file about how to set up a single miner to cycle between different pools? ie, I'd like it to mine partly on the solo pool for part of the day, then switch to the pooled pool for another part of the day. Just as a workaround until I get a second unit. The FAQ in cgminer lists the options but not how to actually type them in, and none of my attempts have worked.

FomR

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Quote from: gt_addict on March 30, 2020, 10:23:31 AM

I swear I read there a “pause” option you could put at the end of the .bat file to stop the screen closing.

example for me plz

gt_addict

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Quote from: 419mining on March 31, 2020, 02:27:18 PM

are you receiving a specific error from cgminer or does the computer just not detect the 8th unit?

Could be running into usb bandwith issues? Have you tried clearing the com ports?

On a different note (to keep posts down),

Is there anyway to calculate power draw of newpacs and r606 without having to use a kill-a-watt meter? Doesnt have to be that accurate.

419mining

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https://www.419mining.com

are you receiving a specific error from cgminer or does the computer just not detect the 8th unit?

Something123

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Got a question i am not sure if its been asked. I have a i5 laptop that runs all of my gekkoscience usb miners. But i ran into a problem
What i have-
1.
7 Gekko science NewPacs
Gekko science Board with a Fan
2. Another
7 Gekko science NewPacs
Gekko science Board with a Fan
3. 5 2pacs with a offbrand usb hub
4. 5 compacts with its board

So i am having trouble with running the second board of 7 newpacs. No matter what combination i try it just wont work. I tried only new pacs together it wont work. I tried one board with an 8th new pac it wont work. I can runn 7 newpacs all 2pacs and compacts together with no problems but as soon as i add another newpac it wont work. How can i run more then 7 newpacs?

Thank you.

os2sam

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Think for yourself

Quote from: sidehack on March 30, 2020, 11:03:28 PM

Factory burn-in is done on a Debian machine.

Would that be functionally different from Ubuntu 18.04?

Edit: Isn't Ubuntu a Debian distro?

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